Bell Ringer:

Complete and turn in classroom account info cards

Book Talk

The Hook: Watch book trailer.
Other Visual Resources: NPR’s Top 100 Books and sites for book talks, such as this one at Scholastic.
Pair/Share a read selection.
Assignment: Turn in list with 50-Word Commentary.

Appositives:

Opener: "A balding, smooth-faced man, he could have been anywhere between forty and sixty." -Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
Split: "One of the their dogs, the best one, had disappeared." - Fred Gibson, Old Yeller
Closer: "When the tyrannosaur roared, it was a terrifying sound, a scream from some other world." - Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park
Complete the following sentence opener, split, and closer.
- Opener: _, I quickly became acclimated to my surroundings.
- Split: My best friend, _, will always be vivid in my many memories.
- Closer: Suddenly, I was presented with what I prized the most, _.
  - Did you create just an appositive, OR did you create an appositive phrase?
    - Go back and add on more details = create an appositive phrase.
  - How many of your appositives began with an article?

Introduce Current Connections Assignment (30 Minutes)

Jim Cantore: Actively involved in his Job!
- Weather Channel Video and this one...
- Introduce Essential Question:
  - How can I become a more active participant in my learning?
  - How can I take responsibility for my learning?
  - Why is it important to know what’s going on in the world?
  - Why is it important to have some choice in what you learn?
Distribute Handout with Graphic Organizer
Model choosing a text that will be rich in content based upon the above questions: CNN News or Fox News
- What Connections can you make with the text? (Self, Text, World)
- What ideas do you agree with?
- What ideas do you disagree with?
- What’s the author’s purpose?
- Does the author accomplish his/her purpose?
- What do you not understand?

Appositives: Exit Slip (15 Minutes)

Draft a response (in your Writer's Notebook) to this question: How can I take responsibility for my learning?
- Use three appositives.
  - 1 opener
  - 1 of s-v split
  - 1 closer
- Identify the three appositives.
- Formative Assessment: Hand in.
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appositives para.docx